In Memory Eva Specht

Eva Lynn Specht, 68, of Manhattan, died Wednesday, April 22, 2009, at Select Specialty Hospital in Topeka.

Her family provided some of the following information.
She was born Sept. 21, 1940, in Chatsworth, Iowa, the daughter of B. William and Mabel (Webb) Specht. Eva had been a Manhattan resident area since 1963.
Eva graduated from the Burbank High School in Burbank, Calif., and then later attended Manhattan Area Vo-Tech. She worked as a cook for the Manhattan schools prior to becoming an administrative assistant at Kansas State University, retiring in 2006 after 28 years of service.

Eva was a member of First Lutheran Church, Martha Circle, Harmony Rebekkah Lodge No. 689, WELCA, LEA, LAPM, Eagles Auxiliary No. 2468, and RSVP. She taught Special Populations Sunday School at First Lutheran, and helped with the Keynotes Newsletter.

Survivors include two sons, John R. Willms Jr. and James R. Willms, both of Manhattan; and her extended family, Marti and Catie Gilbert of Dodge City.

She was preceded in death by one son, William F. Willms, in 1978; and by her parents.
Cremation is planned with a Celebration Of Life Service to be held at 2 p.m. Friday, May 1, at the First Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Dr. Keith Wiens officiating.
Online condolences may be left for the family through the funeral home Web site at www.ymlfuneralhome.com.
The Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Home, 1616 Poyntz Ave., Manhattan, KS 66502, is helping with the arrangements.